The American Spelling Book

The American Spelling Book PDF Author: Noah Webster
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Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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The American Spelling Book

The American Spelling Book PDF Author: Noah Webster
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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The Elementary Spelling Book

The Elementary Spelling Book PDF Author: Noah Webster
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Category : Spellers
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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The Original Blue Back Speller

The Original Blue Back Speller PDF Author: Noah Webster
Publisher: Vision Forum
ISBN: 9781929241163
Category : Spellers
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The great American educator Noah Webster first published A Grammatical Institute of the English Language, otherwise known as the Blue Back Speller, in 1783. His goal was to provide a uniquely American, Christ-centered approach to training children. Little did he know that this remarkable gem would become the staple for parents and educators for more than a century and would help to build the most literate nation in the history of the West. Many of the Founding Fathers used this book to home school their children, including Benjamin Franklin who taught his granddaughter to read, spell, and pronounce words using "Old Blue Back."

The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree

The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree PDF Author: Gloria Houston
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 080370299X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33

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This unforgettable tale, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Barbara Cooney, has become a seasonal classic-a touching and joyful story about courage and the power of family.

Noah Webster's Reading Handbook

Noah Webster's Reading Handbook PDF Author: Darrel A. Trulson
Publisher: Christian Liberty Press
ISBN: 9781930092242
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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This historic text has been updated. The blends and words in this reader are arranged to correlate with the sequence in which the special phonics sounds are taught. This reader is an invaluable teaching tool for children who need extra practice in the application of phonics rules.

American Bee

American Bee PDF Author: James Maguire
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 1594862141
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 366

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A narrative portrait of the America's national spelling bee competition offers insight into its subculture of young wordsmiths, competitive parents, and spectator tension, sharing the stories of five top contestants to offer insight into their ambitions and winning strategies. 40,000 first printing.

Noah Webster's Spelling Book Method for Teaching Reading and Spelling

Noah Webster's Spelling Book Method for Teaching Reading and Spelling PDF Author: Donald L. Potter
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781496153272
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 168

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It is a little known fact that reading was taught by means of spelling for over 200 years. Today the impact of spelling on reading achievement is not as well appreciated as it once was. The late Dr. Ronald P. Carver did extensive research into the causal relationships between spelling instruction and reading ability. Carver concluded, "One very important way to learn how to pronounce more words accurately is sometimes overlooked, that is, learning to spell more words accurately." (Causes of High and Low Reading Achievement, p. 178). He also notes that "spelling was used to teach reading for almost 200 years, but by the beginning of the 20th century, the tide had so turned that learning to spell was largely seen as incidental to learning to read." Quoting C. A. Perfetti, Carver observed, "practice at spelling should help reading more than practice of reading helps spelling." (p. 179. In June of 2004 Miss Geraldine Rodgers sent me her essay, "Why Noah Webster's Way Was the Right Way." She argued from the history of reading and the psychology of reading that Webster's spelling book method of teaching reading and spelling was superior to all other methods. I was surprised to learn that that Webster, in his 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language, defined a Spelling Book as, " A book for teaching children to spell and read." He also wrote under the entry, Spelling, "To tell the name of letters of a word, with a proper division of syllables, for the purpose of learning the pronunciation. In this manner children learn to read by first spelling the words." You can see that Webster was quite clear about the dual purpose of the spelling books in his day. You can imagine my surprise at the improvement I began to get with my tutoring students when they started working through Webster's Spelling Book. I decided to type up my own edition to use in my private tutoring and my tutoring work at the Odessa Christian School in Odessa, TX, where I teach remedial reading and Spanish. In this edition, I have retained everything in the original 1908 (descendant from the 1829 edition). The only differences relate to formatting. I chose to list the words in rows instead of columns. I also allow the words to divide at the ends of lines. I have found that this works fine for all students. We are teaching students to read and spell by syllables and not by word shapes or context. When reading and spelling are taught by the Spelling Book Method, all guessing at words from shape or context is completely eliminated. The student's total focus is on pronouncing the words correctly, high levels of comprehension are a natural result.

Note Story Spelling Book

Note Story Spelling Book PDF Author: John W. Schaum
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781457452192
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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This unique writing book consists of a series of attractive stories in which many of the words appear in music notation so that the student will need to read notes in order to understand the story. Much of the subject matter is based on fact or interesting American legends and historical figures. This spelling book is suitable for elementary-level students in their first or second year of study. The stories provide the means of drilling students on note reading in both a fun and motivating way. Also available: John W. Schaum Music History Speller (EL01030A).

An American Dictionary of the English Language

An American Dictionary of the English Language PDF Author: Noah Webster
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1122

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Spell It Out

Spell It Out PDF Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250003474
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Presents a history of English spelling through chapters that cover such topics as the introduction of the Roman alphabet, each letter's origins, and the development of long and short vowels.